axis_and_allies45Loose lips sink ships, but it also seems that lack of communication also takes down planes. In this unfortunate and avoidable picture we see B-17G "Miss Donna Mae II" piloted by Lt. Marion Reid, getting her port horizontal stabilizer torn off by a bomb dropped by her ally, B-17F "Trudy". This caused the flight control gust to lock in place thus locking the remaining elevator in full nose-down position. The plane then pitched downward and plummeted toward the Berlin streets below, trapping the crew inside and sealing their fate. The plane broke up on its path toward the ground and all were lost. 19 May, 1944. May the heroes rest in peace. ---------- 2mon